The document provides an overview of an XOD IDE tutorial for block programming with Arduino. It discusses installing the XOD IDE, creating block diagrams without code, and includes demos of creating a blink LED program and reading an LDR sensor value to control an LED. The tutorial covers the basic elements of the XOD IDE like patches, nodes, and links and demonstrates uploading the block program to an Arduino board.

1. XOD IDE
Arduino Block Programming

2. Overview
Introduction to XOD IDE
and installing the IDE
Overview of the XOD IDE
Tutorial on how to
create blocks on XOD
Few demo experiments
using XOD IDE
Q&A
Overview of Arduino
Week

3. Components
Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO will be used to do our block
programming
1
LDR
LDR is used to measure the light
intensity
2
LED
LED is used as an indicator
3
Resistors
We will be using two resistors for
connecting LED and LDR- 330 ohm and
10K ohm
4
Pushbutton
Pushbutton will be used as an input
device
5

4. Introduction to XOD IDE
4
Very useful for getting
started with DIY-
Electronics
2
It can program Arduino
without a single line of code
1
Open-source Visual
Programming
Environment
5
Available as an application
for PC and as a Web Editor
3
Allows us to use graphical
blocks and connections to
program our boards

5. Advantages
● Smaller learning curve due to graphical nature
● Easier to visualize and more easier to understand
● No confusing syntax

6. Getting started with XOD IDE
Installing the XOD IDE
1
Overview of the IDE
2
Basic terminologies
3
Creating a block diagram
4
Live Demo!
5

7. Circuit

8. Elements of XOD IDE
Patches:
● A “patch” is the working area for your
XOD program
● It is similar in a sense to a “sketch” in
the Arduino IDE
● It is possible to have several patches in
the same XOD program
Patch

9. Elements of XOD IDE
Patch
Working Area
Working area of the XOD program
Sketch
Similar to sketch in the Arduino IDE
Patches:
You can have several patches in the same XOD program

10. Node
Link
Nodes:
Nodes are functions blocks that represent different
components like LED, DHT11 sensor, switch, etc
Links:
Links connect nodes to each other.

11. Blink LED Demonstration!

12. Creating a New Projects in XOD IDE
Click on File
Click on New Project

13. LDR Programming in XOD IDE
● Press button “i” on
keyboard
● Search and select
analog-read node.
● Reads analog values.

14. ● Search “greater” node. This node works as if
else statement.
● Set the IN2 value to 0.4 (may need to vary)

15. Search and select for
“Not” node

16. ● Search and select for
“LED” node
● Select port value as D11

17. Final Block Program

18. Uploading the block program to Arduino
Click on “Deploy” and then
“Show Code for Arduino

19. Toggle LED with Switch!

20. Q&A

21. Day 1
March 21
Introduction to Arduino
Overview of Various
Arduino Boards
Getting Started with
Arduino
Day 2
March 22
Averse to writing code?
Program Arduino using
Blocks
Day 3
March 24
Arduino & Industry
Day 5
March 26
End to End TinyML
application using
Sensa & AIFES with
Arduino
Day 4
March 25
Exploring TinyML with
Arduino & Edge
Impulse
Overview of the Arduino Week